Zelda Ocarina of Time Dethroned?

For years, many gamers have all agreed to one simple fact: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64 was one of the greatest games, if not the best, in video game history. Since its release in 1998, many other games have laid claim its title and failed. This time around, however, a game has come along that may finally achieve what so many others could not: “But what game?”

Thing is, there is never only 1 amazing game. There's tons of genres, styles, and preferences. Some would say Final Fantasy VII is the best game ever. Some would say Pokemon is. Others would say that Ocarina of Time, or Uncharted, or Halo, or any other game are the best. Ocarina of Time is an amazing game. But no game can truly be "the best".

Haha, dated. I'd say it's held up pretty well over the past 14 years.. If you're talking graphics, then yeah. Now, with 14 years of advancements in technology the game doesn't hold up well with modern visuals.

Although: the story, the gameplay, the level design, the open world, the memorability, the characters, the amount of variety, the innovation and so much more would not only hold their own with modern games, but would destroy them.

Srsly, I replayed the game on my n64 this summer and it's crazy how good the game plays after 12 yrs of game innovations. Games like Goldeneye have lost pretty much all enjoyment due to how terrible the controls are compared to games nowadays, while OoT is still flawless in it's control scheme. Graphics are dated of course but it still provides a great atmosphere with the music and art style.

Won't lie though that I prefer it's sequel Majoras Mask cuz IMO it had a darker atmosphere and loved it's music more (Last Day is amazing)

Zelda OoT was a really fun game to play, but it will not be named my favorite game of all time. Kirby's Nightmare in Dreamland was one of the best experiences of all time for me. Donkey Kong Country, inFAMOUS, Uncharted 2, a lot of Mario games, God of War, Grand Theft Auto. It's really hard choosing an all time favorite!

Sadly, I didn't have the luxury of owning a N64 to play Zelda OoT. It was either a Nintendo 64 or a Playstation and we got the Playstation. I definitely missed out on a great game. But if the nostalgic feelings people have for Zelda OoT are anything like how I feel about Mega man Legends 1/2, then I can see where the majority of Zelda OoT fans are coming from.

When you find a game that makes you feel like you went on a journey, that's a feeling every gamer deserves to have and cherish. It's one of the main reason I prefer games above other entertainment. I'm excited to see what the next game will be that gives us that feeling in the future.

It was dethroned by DarkSouls imo, those that are saying it was dethroned by the linear setpiece driven Indiana Jones wannabe 6 hour game that is Uncharted 2 are incredibly lol worthy, yeah it was pretty but it's like comparing Schindler's List to The A-team.

Saying that, for me Mario 64 was always the better game and Halo CE had a bigger impact on me too.